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Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Gore, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from a...
Anonymous tip insufficient for traffic stop, evidence suppressed
Raul A. Campoverde v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppr...
Consent to search vehicle limited; evidence suppressed
State v. Boggs, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Carmichael, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained ...
Florida appeals court: Nervousness and marijuana smell insufficient for probable cause
Patrick Maxwell v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to deny a...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without probable cause
Ressler v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion ...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without probable cause
Scott v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's denial of a motion to suppre...
Ohio Court Reverses Conviction Due to Warrantless Vehicle Search
State v. Centers, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
James E. McNair v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Joseph Traeger v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motio...
Ohio Supreme Court: Peering through fence gap is unlawful search
State v. Hill, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain view" exception to the warrant requirement applie...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Suppressed: Probable Cause Lacking
State v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Evidence suppressed due to unreliable speed estimation during traffic stop
In re D.W., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to grant a motion to suppress evidence ...
Warrantless vehicle search suppressed due to lack of probable cause
State v. Allen, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from ...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without independent probable cause
Sophina Webb v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the trial court's denial of the defen...
Warrantless Vehicle Search Lacked Probable Cause, Evidence Suppressed
State v. Tunison, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful without sufficient probable cause
Justus Pierce v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to deny a m...
Florida court reverses drug conviction due to unlawful traffic stop
Terry L. Young v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellant, Terry L. Young, appealed his conviction for posse...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful due to lack of probable cause
Allen v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to...
Traffic stop lacked reasonable suspicion; conviction reversed
Trevorisse Thomas v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellant, Trevorisse Thomas, appealed his conviction for...
Fourth Circuit: Knock-and-announce rule not violated by pre-entry announcement
Mandriez Spivey v. Michael Breckon, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress ev...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress Cell Phone Evidence
United States v. Christopher Ashley Defilippis, decided by Eleventh Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christo...
Phone search incident to arrest requires warrant for digital data
H.H.E. v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the state's warrantless search of H.H.E....
Search of vehicle lacked probable cause, evidence suppressed
Dupree v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 20, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
Warrantless vehicle search unlawful due to lack of probable cause
Hernandez v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motio...
Warrantless vehicle search lacked probable cause, court rules
Ponder v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion to sup...
Warrantless vehicle search after traffic stop deemed unlawful
State v. Toth, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained from a...
Appellate court upholds denial of motion to suppress evidence in murder case
People v. Super. Ct. 4//16/26 CA4/2, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, a former police officer, was charged with murder. The ...
Ohio Court of Appeals Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
State v. Sampson, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision to suppress evidence obtained fro...
Probable Cause for Vehicle Search Affirmed After Traffic Stop
Shumaker v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to deny a motion...